How walkable is Zagreb?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Zagreb has a walkability score of 71 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It ranks joint 267th of 690 cities worldwide.
What's within walking distance of the centre
2,139 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Zagreb. The nearest grocery is about 3 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- Špeceraj, 4 min
- Studenac Market, 4 min
Restaurants & bars
- Restoran Asia, 2 min
- Stross caffe, 2 min
Shopping
- SION d.o.o., 1 min
- Deichmann, 2 min
Coffee
- Caffe bar "Bizarre", Importanne centar, 3 min
- Hero's Rest Gaming Cafe, 3 min
Banks
- Raiffeisenbank Austria (RBA), 4 min
- Zagrebačka Banka, 7 min
Parks
- Park kralja Petra Svačića, 4 min
- Zrinjevac, 5 min
Schools
- Srednja strukovna škola Antuna Horvata, 5 min
- Opća privatna gimnazija Zagreb, 6 min
Books & libraries
- Zagrebačko knjižničarsko društvo, 2 min
- Knjižnice grada Zagreba, 2 min
Culture & entertainment
- Umjetnički paviljon u Zagrebu, 1 min
- Zagrebačko Kazalište Lutaka, 1 min
Measured from the centre at 45.8067, 15.9780, the point near Zagreb's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 81 street intersections per km², and blocks average 104 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Zagreb's score of 71 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 98 within 1 km of the centre, 83 from 1 to 3 km out and 59 from 3 to 5 km out. 61% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Zagreb. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 100 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 98 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 83 | 83% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 59 | 42% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Graz, Austria | 145 km | 59 |
| Vienna, Austria | 268 km | 91 |
| Bratislava, Slovakia | 274 km | 70 |
| Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 288 km | 42 |
| Budapest, Hungary | 300 km | 88 |
Questions about walking in Zagreb
Is Zagreb a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Zagreb has a walkability score of 71 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 100. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks joint 267th of 690 cities worldwide on How Walkable.
How does Zagreb compare with nearby cities?
Zagreb sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 71, against Graz (59, 145 km away), Vienna (91, 268 km away) and Bratislava (70, 274 km away).
Which part of Zagreb is most walkable?
Zagreb's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 100. Walkability averages 98 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 88) and falls most to the north-west (29).
How is Zagreb's walkability score calculated?
For Zagreb it is the average of 84 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 51 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.
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